ANDERSON WILLIAM,WILSON MARK,HENNIGER GARY,COLQUITT LARRY,GARDNER CHRISTOPHER E.
申请号:
NZ60340408
公开号:
NZ603404A
申请日:
2008.06.23
申请国别(地区):
NZ
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
603404 Disclosed is an antiseptic cap equipped plunger assembly for use with a central venous catheter to maintain sterility of the catheter. The assembly comprises a plunger rod having a first end and second end opposed to the first end, the first end having a housing with a first wall defining a first chamber and an antiseptic or disinfectant cap positioned within the first chamber and having an access site contacting surface, the antiseptic cap having a second generally cylindrical side wall defining a second chamber, the second generally cylindrical side wall having an outer cylindrical surface, the second generally cylindrical side wall having an interior surface with a set of threads extending along a portion of the interior surface, the access site contacting surface having an antiseptic substance, the antiseptic cap having a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs extending radially outward from and axially along an outermost peripheral surface of the antiseptic cap on the second generally cylindrical side wall. The access site contacting surface comprises a member having an absorbent sponge material containing a liquid antiseptic and the member is positioned within the chamber.